Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India for the first time in 7 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in seven years, confirmed China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi from September 12-13, the formal announcement from China read. This will be his first visit to India after Galwan clash in 2020.
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03:59 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Strip Chelsea of Premier League 2016-17 title & award it to Tottenham, says Pochettino

Football manager Mauricio Pochettino said Chelsea should be stripped of their Premier League 2016-17 title over breach of competition rules. "[Tottenham] should have been awarded it...Title should be for team that was second," Pochettino, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, said. Chelsea were fined £10.75 million (₹139 crore) this year for secret payments over transfers between 2011 and 2018.
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03:51 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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SC condemns harassment of 14-yr-old girl who participated in CJP protest, says 'Child is child'

The Supreme Court has condemned the alleged harassment of a 14-year-old girl for participating in a CJP protest in Delhi and said, "A child is a child. Some measures to protect the child can be taken." The girl came into the news after activist Swatantra Bhardwaj admitted openly that he had beaten her father during the protest.
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03:49 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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World records warmest August ever

The world has recorded its warmest August ever, with global-average surface air temperatures reaching 16.96 degrees Celsius, 0.85 degrees Celsius above the 1991–2020 global average. This surpassed the previous joint record set in 2023 and 2024. August 2026 also tied with July 2023 for the hottest month ever recorded and the June to August 2026 period was the joint-warmest globally.
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04:09 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Kim Jong-un's daughter has a younger sibling: South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter and apparent successor Kim Ju Ae is believed to have a younger sibling, said South Korea's spy agency. National Intelligence Service (NIS), which is trying to determine the sibling's gender, said even if a son exists, he won't succeed Kim. NIS is still trying to verify whether Kim's daughter has an elder brother.
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04:09 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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In deepest-ever strike, Ukraine hits gas facility 3,200 km inside Russia

Ukraine launched its deepest-ever strike inside Russia since the war began, hitting a gas facility 3,200 km away in Siberia on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said. The attack reportedly used FP-1 drones reaching into the Arctic, showing Kyiv's growing drone capabilities. The attacked plant processes 19.5 million tonnes of crude oil and natural gas each year, the military added.
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04:06 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Delhi asks schools to encourage students to wear full-sleeve uniforms to prevent dengue

The Delhi Directorate of Education directed all government and private schools to implement measures to prevent vector-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria. The measures include weekly monitoring of students through "Dengue Homework Cards" and encouraging them to wear full-sleeve uniforms. Delhi has recorded a total of 311 dengue cases up to August 29 this year.
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04:27 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Pakistan puts up fishnets to protect itself from Taliban drones

Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has been putting up fishnets above security compounds to guard against drones and falling explosives amid frequent clashes with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The bankrupt nation borrowed the defence technique from Ukraine which put up nets to reduce the damage caused by Russian drones. AFP reported that drones are being sold at shopping malls in Peshawar.
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04:42 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar, worker's leg crushed

Seven people were injured after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Vaishali district on Thursday. A leg of one of the labourers got crushed in the incident and rescuers had to use a machine to set him free. The collapse was likely due to a 'technical glitch' that happened while loading some material with the help of a girder launcher.
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04:41 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Congress, BJP clash amid '80s trend'; share AI pics of bald man in van, woman dancing in bar

Amid viral '80s AI trend, Congress shared an AI-generated image of a bald man in a van and wrote, "A Gujarat street in the '80s." However, X users pointed out the phrase "Please smile, you're in Delhi" written in the image. Responding to Congress, BJP shared a picture of a woman dancing in a bar and wrote, "Lusiana, Italy Circa-1970's"
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04:36 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Rohit Sharma neither confirms nor denies his availability for ODI World Cup 2027

On being asked about whether he will take part in ODI World Cup 2027, former Team India captain Rohit Sharma neither confirmed nor denied his availability. "October 2027 is far away, we will see about it then," Rohit said. The selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar had removed Sharma as ODI captain last year, replacing him with Shubman Gill.
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04:59 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Iran launches crackdown on cafes fearing anti-govt protests

Iran has launched a crackdown on cafes in Tehran in recent months, suspecting that these popular public places are fueling anti-government sentiment and can facilitate protests. Their fear follows the December 2025 protests, which became the country's largest uprising since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Several cafes have been shut, with some accused of engaging in anti-state propaganda.
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04:57 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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2 policemen caught taking ₹100 bribe in 1999 acquitted 27 years later

The Gujarat High Court has acquitted two policemen in a ₹100 bribery case, 27 years after the alleged incident and 21 years after a lower court sentenced them to two years in jail. The court said that the prosecution could not establish whether money was demanded and voluntarily accepted as a bribe. The court also cancelled their bail bonds.
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04:55 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Delhi HC mandates Aadhaar verification for new GST registrations

Delhi High Court directed authorities to allow new GST registrations only after biometric-based Aadhaar authentication amid misuse of stolen PAN and Aadhaar cards. This comes after 4,454 fraudulent GST registrations were reportedly detected from 2023-25 leading to tax evasion of ₹28,194 crore. Authorities have been allowed to file objections over any difficulty in implementing the order.
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05:01 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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X user questions if researcher who said 'AI will kill all' works at Anthropic, Musk replies

Elon Musk responded to a social media user who questioned whether researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned after warning that "AI could kill us all by the decade-end", had worked at Anthropic. "He did work there, but only for a few months," Musk said on X, confirming Coxon's connection to Anthropic. Notably, Anthropic and Musk's SpaceX recently signed a compute deal.
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05:00 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Nandan Nilekani, CM Shivakumar's mother & Kamath brothers' names flagged in K'taka SIR

In the notice list generated for the ongoing SIR exercise in Karnataka, the prominent persons whose names feature are ex-UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani, Zerodha founders Nikhil Kamath and Nithin Kamath, as well as CM Shivakumar's mother, Gowramma. An official said the authorities would examine the relevant records for mismatches and then take steps to resolve such issues.
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PM Modi addresses Int'l Space Summit in Paris, lists India's achievements & plans

PM Narendra Modi virtually addressed the International Space Summit in Paris on Thursday. He listed India's achievements in the space sector, including Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 and Shubhanshu Shukla becoming the first Indian on the International Space Station. "Looking ahead, we aim to establish an Indian space station by 2035 and send an Indian to the Moon by 2040," he added.
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05:23 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Trump’s $5,000 promise to Americans sparks Laadli Behen memes

Donald Trump's proposed $5,000 "Trump Dividend" for every American adult if Republicans win both chambers of Congress has sparked debate over its cost and funding. The announcement also triggered Indian memes comparing the idea with Madhya Pradesh's Ladli Behna Yojana, which provides financial assistance to eligible women. Social media users joked that the Indian welfare scheme had "gone global."
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05:09 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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What is the significance of BRICS Summit?

The BRICS Summit brings together 11 major emerging economies that coordinate economic and diplomatic efforts around a shared goal. The group gives the Global South a voice amid Western dominance in a push for a more multipolar world. The group, formed in 2006, includes India, Brazil, Russia, China, Iran, South Africa, and others representing nearly half the world's population.
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05:44 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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Hard to compete with Indian players: Niemann on 'unfortunate state' of American chess

American grandmaster Hans Niemann highlighted the "unfortunate state" of American chess, saying he had to personally finance his coaching. His statement comes after American and world's youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra said he'd switch federations if USA's lack of support continues. "It's hard to compete with Indian and Uzbek players who have unlimited resources in comparison," Niemann added.
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05:39 pm Thursday, 10 September 2026

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